Best Ayurvedic Treatment for Mental Disorders

In this modern world most people are suffering from some disease or other, all these are the result of bad food combining we eat, lack of notorious food, and no exercise at all. Among the diseases most of them are found to be related with psychiatric disorders or personality disorders. This interesting fact was pictured by Swami Akhilananda in1950 he pointed out that most diseases are related to psychosomatic or psychogenic that originated from mental disturbance/ tension. He gave some good examples in regard to this such as hypertension (high blood pressure), peptic ulcer, asthma certain types of cardiac symptoms etc. These diseases are called psychiatric disorders, classified as “neurosis” because they affect the entire nervous system.

What is a Psychiatric disorder?

A psychiatric disorder is a mental illness that is diagnosed by mental health counselor when a person’s health get greatly disturbs by their thinking, moods and the behavior change sharply. It seriously increases your risk of disability, pain, death or loss of freedom. In addition, the symptoms become more serious than expected to response to a disturbing event, such as losing a loved one. There are large numbers of psychiatric disorders such as.

Types of psychiatric disorder

Substance Abuse & Addiction.

Anxiety & Panic Disorders.

Bipolar Disorder.

Eating Disorders.

Depression.

Schizophrenia

What is a psychogenic disorder?

Psychogenic disorder is also referred as psychogenic pain it is a pain disorder that are related with psychological factors of a person. Some time a person may evoke certain types of mental or emotional problems that can cause, increase in prolong pain. A person with psychogenic pain disorder may complain of pain that does not match to their symptoms.

Types of Psychogenic Pain

Headaches

Muscle pains

Back pain

Stomach

Social rejection

Broken heart

Grief

Lovesickness

Is There a Cure for Mental Depression?

The answer is clearly “NO” there is no permanent cure possible for mental depression (psychiatric disorders) it can only be controlled by restoring the mental health and overall health, but only to some extent it may be helpful. The question always arises to this issue, what is mental health and what is the overall health in particular.

Western view

The western approach towards mental health is based on psychiatry, social work and clinical psychology. The clinical psychology way of treatment for “mental illness” is a medical treatment of psychotherapy, that deals with mental stress that arouses due to unsuccessful of ambitions and conflicts in the mind. The other factors that are taken into account are the interconnections between the underlying psychological, biological and sociological processes.

The Western approach towards the mental health is still considered a fairly as it have a narrow view on the causes of mental disorders. It is largely accredit to biological frustrations and mental disorders which fail to explain the basis for it in terms of moral frustrations.

It does not have a broad view of human mental states by subordinating biological impulses of man for the main momentum of lasting happiness. It does not suggest a method to stabilize the mind and development techniques of dynamic performance of willpower.

It is said that it lacks in something that can only be given by the religious psychology. While in India understanding the total personality and the purpose of life, can be achieved by “super-consciousness” or “Nirvana” or “Samadhi”. Whereas the west approach towards mental has not given an effective method for the treatment of personality disorders, philosophy of life or educational theory that allows us to prevent it. These limitations are well established in the ancient wisdom of India, it is based on the inseparable connection between religion, philosophy and psychology, the integrated between mind, body and the spirit.

Eastern view

The Indian psychological approach towards the mental health is now a growing consensus among the people around the world. The view on the psychological approach is considered to be the best to short out of the problem than the Western approach. The psychology treatment of India is base on a development of the aspirations/hopes of Hindus, Buddhists and Jains. They are based on secular experiences transmitted in their cultural traditions. The India psychology places a great importance on the study of religious or spiritual experiences and the development of methods by which it can be achieve.

It also provides a comprehension of the different stage of consciousness and therefore it is able to make a definitive therapeutic contribution to psychological problems. It reveals that a holistic understanding of personality development through the integration of body, mind and spirit is vital for a successful and happy life.

Ayurvedic View

The Ayurveda text reveals that the natural condition of the body, mind and spirit as a state of happiness and is very important for good health. In today’s world we lack in it so there is an epidemic of ‘depression’ and stress-related problems. There is a beautiful quote on the definition of good health in Ayurveda, that have been mention thousands of years ago that is given below.

It means to say that, a healthy man is whose ‘doshas’ are in equilibrium, whose metabolism is well balanced, whose tissues and deletions- eliminations are normal, and whose senses and mind are cantered in self. That is a perfect healthy man who can remain in full of joy and can enjoy the healthy life.

Mental Depression as Per Dosha

Treatments in Ayurvedic are not same for the individual. The treatment depends on the individual’s dosha and mind, body is taken into consideration. According to Ayurveda, each individual have its own dosha, there are three dosha Vata (air and space), Pitta (fire and water) and Kapha (water and earth). This dosha are the main psychobiological expressions of Nature, individually and cosmic. Ayurveda treatments are on the doshas that have undergone in an unbalanced state. On the basis of the nature of dosha following treatments are given.

Using honey is also very good for as it can calm the aggressive Kapha dosha consuming daily in small quantity will be beneficial.

Avoid outdoor activates so that you can avoid the sun as much as possible.

Activates like yoga meditation and gentle exercises like running is beneficial.

Use some herbs that generate heat in the body, spices such as turmeric, pepper, chilly, ginger tea etc. are beneficial.

Daily Structure for Mental Health (Dinacharya)

Morning Activity: The morning should begin on the daily habits with awareness, the rising of the sun, with the elimination of toxins, cleanse of the body and begin your personal practice of worship. The worship helps to recognize our place in the family, the community and the cosmos. The rising of the sun is a special moment of enlightenment to you and your body; it helps to activate our gifts to the world. Daily cumulative helps you to purify the mind, emotions and body.

Eating Activity: Choosing the right food combining is must to fulfill your appetite and metabolic needs, it is the basic requirements to show respect for our body and life. The lack of food combining, eating of fast foods, soda drinks etc disturbs the natural process of our brain and body. This habits can cause the disturbances in the dosha may result to a ‘secondary’ terrible effects such as Mental Depression.

Exercise Activities: Activities such as study and work are the main area that can improve our life healthy, helping others maintaining relation and responsibilities as a citizen can also make us happy and prosperous. In earlier times, the patient suffering from psychosis was assigned service tasks to generate “merit” to help more and the “demerit” repetitive negative or ‘false’ thinking.

Evening Activities: To be healthy we must respect time that means, eating when hungry, drinking as per body requirement and activates such as walking is important make time to play for nurturing creativity. This can maintain physiological balances that is very important .

Ayurveda believes that sleeping late night, eating rancid food, having sex in a improper time such as during menstruation, sex with an inappropriate partner or in a self-indulgence way. The Misuse of any of the senses can leads to an imbalance in dosha; it may create the misuse of the mind and wishing for another more. This Psychosis is called ‘unmad’ which is a Sanskrit word, meaning forgetfulness of God.

Ayurveda and Yoga as therapeutic teachings that are based on Indian psychological, philosophical and religious traditions. It is believed to have sufficient methods for achieving the definitions of mental health.However, people want quick-fix medical solutions and in doing so, they miss the conventional psychiatric practices and cause serious side-effects which drug they use. There is always a questions which is beneficial for you, it must be your choice what to choose for your healthy life.

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superficial…Mental disorders are multiplex so it is very difficult to make an accurate diagnosis itself; many people present with symptoms of more than one type of disorder and among its many of the symptoms of disorder are overlap in each other. Consequently, it is important to seek appropriate help. In the first case, you should talk to your doctor to be able to do a complete medical evaluation and guide you towards an appropriate course of treatment.